Englands Squad for the Ashes 2010/2011

[Horsham Gull]

being announced now:

Strauss (capt), Cook, Anderson, Bell, Bresnan, Broad, Collingwood, Davies (wkt), Finn, Morgan, Panesar, Pietersen, Prior (wkt), Swann, Tremlett, Trott.

 

[e77]

Andrew Strauss (captain)
Alastair Cook (vice-captain)
Jonathan Trott
Kevin Pietersen
Paul Collingwood
Ian Bell
Eoin Morgan
Matt Prior
Steve Davies
Stuart Broad
Tim Bresnan
Graeme Swann
Chris Tremlett
James Anderson
Steven Finn
Monty Panesar

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Monty IN

 

[Bozza]

Ashes squad: Andrew Strauss (capt, Middlesex), Alastair Cook (vice-capt) (Essex), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Steven Davies (wkt) (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Monty Panesar (Sussex), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire), Matt Prior (wkt) Sussex), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Chris Tremlett (Surrey), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)

Central contracts: Andrew Strauss (Middlesex), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Alastair Cook (Essex), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire), Matt Prior (Sussex), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)

Incremental contracts: Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Luke Wright (Sussex), Michael Yardy (Sussex)

 

[Gwylan]

So the "interesting" squad that Aggers mentioned is exactly the same as the one predicted by most of the pundits

 

[keaton]

I'd agree with it all apart from Bresnan, he's a very good one-day player, there's no point having him in the test squad when Shahzad offerer some variation

 

[Uncle Buck]

Least there are not two off spinners in there.

Would have preferred Shazad to Bresnan and would have been tempted with Jones rather than Davies.

 

[e77]

I would have had Shazad instead of Tremlett but other than that I agree.

Geoff Miller is being quite complimentary about Sussex rehabilitating Monty in the press conference.

 

[Dave the OAP]

should have taken the Huddersfield boy Shazad, as he gives us some reverse swing capability, BUT with him being in OZ anyway, if there is a injury he can step in.

 

[sten_super]

So the "interesting" squad that Aggers mentioned is exactly the same as the one predicted by most of the pundits

I can only assume that he was talking about a pretty youthful looking Lions squad.

As others have said, I would have taken Shahzad instead of Bresnan, but at least he's in the Lions squad so can be added if required.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Tremlett is presumably there as back-up to Finn, and Bresnan obviously has incriminating pictures of Geoff Miller with farmyard animals.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

should have taken the Huddersfield boy Shazad, as he gives us some reverse swing capability, BUT with him being in OZ anyway, if there is a injury he can step in.

I think that's a good point.

England's development squad are there anyway, so calling up a replacement is easier than before.

 

[Horsham Gull]

The Ashes: England in Australia 2010-11

November

5-7 v Western Australia, Perth

11-13 v South Australia, Adelaide

17-20 v Australia A, Hobart

25-29 1st Test, Brisbane
Play starts at 0000 GMT

December

3-7 2nd Test, Adelaide
Play starts at 2330 GMT (2-6 December)

10-12 v Victoria, Melbourne

16-20 3rd Test, Perth
Play starts at 0230 GMT

26-30 4th Test, Melbourne
Play starts at 0000 GMT

January

3-7 5th Test, Sydney
Play starts at 0000 GMT

10 v Prime Minister's XI, Canberra

12 1st Twenty20 international, Adelaide (d/n)

14 2nd Twenty20 international, Melbourne (d/n)

16 1st ODI, Melbourne (d/n)

21 2nd ODI, Hobart (d/n)

23 3rd ODI, Sydney (d/n)

26 4th ODI, Adelaide (d/n)

30 5th ODI, Brisbane (d/n)

February

2 6th ODI, Sydney (d/n)

6 7th ODI, Perth (d/n)

 

[astill86]

Tremlett is presumably there as back-up to Finn, and Bresnan obviously has incriminating pictures of Geoff Miller with farmyard animals.

I have nothing against Bresnan, just don't think he's a test match standard bowler. Even if you add in the bit he offers with the bat it still doesn't add up IMHO.

 

[Gwylan]

I have nothing against Bresnan, just don't think he's a test match standard bowler. Even if you add in the bit he offers with the bat it still doesn't add up IMHO.

No, it's weird. And we have Broad and Swann already, how many more bowlers who can bat do you want?

The only thing I can think of is that if they want to play 5 bowlers in a test, then they'd need a decent batsman but I'd have been tempted to take Rashid if that were the case.

 

[astill86]

No, it's weird. And we have Broad and Swann already, how many more bowlers who can bat do you want?

The only thing I can think of is that if they want to play 5 bowlers in a test, then they'd need a decent batsman but I'd have been tempted to take Rashid if that were the case.

Yeah that's just it, they seem to be frightened to expose Rashid, I'm pretty sure he's had a decent season with bat and ball so not sure what he has to do really?

 

[crodonilson]

Can someone just clarify taking into account the time differences when the first test begins over here, is it at midnight on the Thursday 25th or Weds 24th?? Just need to see if I have to book both the Thursday and Friday off work!!

As for the squad, reasonably pleased, Cook will struggle of that I am certain and I guess we would just move Trott up the order when he's dropped. I'd have taken Carberry as cover but we all know the team that will start the 1st test.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Yeah that's just it, they seem to be frightened to expose Rashid, I'm pretty sure he's had a decent season with bat and ball so not sure what he has to do really?

I think with Rashid there is a fear of playing him too soon as it destroyed Schofield, who was the last leg spinner of note that England had.

I do think we have to play 5 bowlers and Broad's batting average is similar to Freddie's, Prior's average at 6 is better than at 7, Swann can bat a bit and Shazad is getting there with the bat.

 

[sten_super]

I have nothing against Bresnan, just don't think he's a test match standard bowler. Even if you add in the bit he offers with the bat it still doesn't add up IMHO.

He's not even a particularly good ODI bowler. In the Pakistan series he took 7 wickets at 36.85, with an economy rate of 5.90 (only Yardy's was higher, on both counts). Against the Aussies earlier in the summer he took 1 wicket at 236, with an economy rate of 5.61 (so he wasn't even keeping an end tight). He's a bits and pieces players who is suited to T20 and nothing else, IMHO.

As an aside, I didn't check the Lions squad earlier; Rashid has been omitted altogether! He's on the opposite end of the scale to Bresnan; despite taking more wickets than any other England-qualified spinner, and averaging over 45 with the bat, he's been left out of both squads. Maybe those photos that Bresnan has are of Geoff Miller and Rashid together?!

edit to add: also I've just realised no Bopara! Bizarre.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Watch them drop Morgan for Pietersen & how does he get a central contract when he does not have a county ? Yes Surrey had him for two games,but ?